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A C3PO sighting in Pittsburgh

While touring Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi literally bumped into Anthony Daniels, the actor behind Star Wars' lovable android C3PO. You might not recognize his face, but you surely know his voice. Take a walk down memory lane with Daniels, who talks...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Telecommunications, Marketing, News, kara tsuboi, jared kohler, star wars, anthony daniels, pittsburgh, carnegie mellon, entertainment technology center, george lucas, ilm, skywalker, c3po, r2d2

Videos 2008-05-09

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Asus Eee Top ET2002

Nvidia wants us to tell you that its GeForce 9400M graphics chip, aka Nvidia's Ion technology, pulls Asus' Eee Top ET2002 up from the depths of Nettop misery by imparting it with better-than-terrible graphics and video processing. We agree that the 9400 chip improves the ET2002's visual chops, but a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Games, Semiconductors, Keyboards, Video cards, Game players, nettop, chip, game, HDMI, ASUS, graphics

Product reviews 2009-10-20

HP TouchSmart 600

The HP TouchSmart 600 shows how getting an early jump on unproven technology can pay off. HP was first to market with a touch-based all-in-one PC more than two years ago. Now that Windows 7 has spurred almost every major desktop vendor toward multitouch, HP has the advantage of years...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, audio ouput, Hewlett-Packard Co., TouchSmart 600, Sony Corp., HP TouchSmart

Product reviews 2009-10-13

News to know: Google; CTIA; Microsoft; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: FBI's 'Operation Phish Phry' snares nearly 100 people Sam Diaz:Mobile VoIP services no longer taboo, following AT&T...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mobile, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, CTIA, Data Centers, Cellular Phones, Web Browsers, Podcasts, Tablets, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Nvidia: Next big supercomputer player?

Nvidia unveiled its next-generation graphics processing unit GPU architecture, dubbed Fermi, and announced a key supercomputing win with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The takeaway: Graphics and visualization are becoming key to scientific discoveries. And Nvidia could be a major player. Oak Ridge's supercomputer will be used...

Tags: Supercomputer, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Supercomputing, GPU, Fermi, Oak Ridge, CNET News, JMP Securities Alex Gauna, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-01

LED HDTV explosion: Sony, Sharp, LG, JVC introduce new sets

While price is a factor ...... dependability is more important ... I do not mind paying 3k for a TV if it's going to last me 20 years ... I paid $800 for a Panasonic 24 years ago, and it still looks and performs great. I will...

Tags: TVs, Engineering, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, LED HDTV, LED HDTV explosion, light-emitting diode, HDTV, JVC, Sharp Corp., LG Electronics Inc., Sony Corp., TV, LCD

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

HTC Touch Pro2 (Sprint)

Photo gallery:HTC Touch Pro2 SprintSprint has really filled out its smartphone lineup quite nicely this summer, offering a little something for everyone. The Palm Pre brought a touch-screen smartphone to the masses; the BlackBerry Tour gave mobile professionals an international e-mail machine; and the soon-to-be-released HTC Hero will certainly please...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Handhelds, Sprint Communications, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch Pro2, HTC Touch, smart phone, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-09-09

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010

Photo gallery:Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010If you're looking for a robust feature set from your security suite, and you want an affordable price, you could do worse than Trend Micro's 2010 products. Trend Micro Internet Security Pro, Trend Micro Internet Security, and the stripped-down Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, installation process, Trend Micro Inc., Trend Micro Internet Security, security

Product reviews 2009-08-27

Hollywood studios offer 'download to own' DivX movies online; Film Fresh the new iTunes?

Too little, too late?This should have happened a long time ago. Since these files are being downloaded anyway, by charging a fair, low price, these media companies stand to get a lot of cash where they didn't get a dime before.The question is, is it already too late?What about DRM?I...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, DVD, Consumer electronics, Apple iTunes, Hollywood Studios, digital-rights management, DivXNetworks, Film Fresh, PlayReady

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

2010 Honda Pilot Touring

Photo gallery:2010 Honda Pilot TouringHonda did a serious makeover on its Pilot last year, resulting in a big SUV with squared-off sides and room for seven passengers. We looked at a low-trim model last year, the 2009 Honda Pilot EX-L, and found it underwhelming due to poor fuel economy and...

Tags: Honda Motor Co., Acura

Product reviews 2009-07-30

2009 BMW 750Li

Photo gallery:2009 BMW 750LiAmong mass market automakers, very few brands offer flagship sedans designed to be the epitome of luxury and performance. Lexus has its LS, Mercedes-Benz its S-class, and BMW the 7-series. The latest incarnation of the latter is the all-new 2009 BMW 750Li. Signifying a major update, this...

Tags: Lexus, BMW 750Li, BMW AG

Product reviews 2009-07-10

News to know: Morro reviewed; RIM; Intel; Windows 7

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: How good is Microsoft's free antivirus software? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows 7, Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Storage, Cloud Computing, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-19

Scott Adams' "home server" would be a massive DRM and vendor lock-in

Scott Adams' "home server" would be a massive DRM and vendor lock-init already existsWindows Home Server?Apple will charge...One dollar less than "crazy expensive". That's the magic of Steve Jobs.Smart Home technologyAbout 20 years ago I worked with a company that installed custom control systems for edifices that controlled lighting,...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Linux, Construction, Bluetooth, TVs, PRODUCTIVITY, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., Scott Adams, Apple TV, digital-rights management, home server, HVAC, TV

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

News to know: Oracle-Sun, IBM, Apple ads, Windows 7

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Complete coverage of Oracle-Sun news: Larry Dignan: Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-21

WSJ: Jobs heading up Apple netbook project

WSJ: Jobs heading up Apple netbook projectIt usually takes Apple about 5 years to copy the restMP3 player? Check.Smartphone? Check.Time Machine? Check.Netbook? Right on target.Cupertino's photocopiers are working full time!! :)I INVENTED PSEUDOTRANSPERANCYRobert Mehlschau;I am NOT interested in the arguments above, Macs are OBVIOUSLY BETTER AND HIGHER QUALITY THEN WINDOWS,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Now Let, ARM Processors, netbook, Apple Inc., Apple Netbook, ARM, job, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

2009 Dodge Nitro R/T 4X4

Photo gallery:2009 Dodge Nitro R/T 4X4Bathed in Sunburst Orange Pearl, the chunky 2009 Dodge Nitro R/T 4X4 looks like a child's Tonka truck toy. Hop inside and the SUV's cabin also feels very toylike, with low-grade plastic trimming on every visible surface and a general cheapness to the feel of...

Tags: GPS, Dodge Nitro, cabin, suspension, uConnect, Nitro R/T

Product reviews 2009-04-02

2009 Nissan Maxima SV

Photo gallery:2009 Nissan Maxima SVAs its top-of-the-line sedan, Nissan fits the updated 2009 Maxima with cabin tech handed down from its Infiniti brand, and gives it a driving character far more sporty than we would expect. Although front-wheel-drive means the Maxima might have trouble competing with the likes of BMW...

Tags: continuously variable transmission, Maxima, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., car

Product reviews 2009-03-23

Your guide to SxSW Interactive 2009

During the second week of March each year, there is a mass pilgrimage of geeks from the San Francisco bay area to the heart of Texas. Not for BBQ, not for a sun tan, but for probably the best interactive web conference in the history of the world. ...

Tags: Facebook, Barbecue, Twitter, SXSW, Scott Beale, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-03-08

The warning sound of TomTom

The warning sound of TomTom As my grandmother used to say......"there's nothing worse than a reformed sinner."If someone will point me.....to Tom Tom's defense fund, I'll make a contribution.i hate hypocrites.MS is one of them. So are most people when it suites their needs.Wrong wrong wrong....TomTom has stolen valuable...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., TomTom, middle finger, patent, Granny

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

Microsoft's retail effort: Here's some unsolicited advice

Microsoft has launched an effort to open retail stores to "create deeper engagement with consumers and continue to learn firsthand about what they want and how they buy." It even hired a Wal-Mart alum to head the effort. Not surprisingly, Microsoft's idea spurred a good bit of head scratching. But...

Tags: Retail Company, Microsoft Corp., Product Development, Retail, Product Marketing, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-13